WAVE FUNCTION - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

ˈwave func·tion N MATH

wave function

Wellenfunktion f

in the PONS Dictionary

I. func·tion [ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən] N

1. function (task):

function of a person

Aufgabe f <-, -n>

function of a person

Pflicht f <-, -en>

function of the heart, a tool

Funktion f <-, -en>

in my function as mayor

[in meiner Eigenschaft] als Bürgermeister

to fulfil [or perform] the function of sth

zu etw dat dienen

2. function usu sing (result):

to be a function of sth

das Resultat einer S. gen sein

to be a function of sth

aus etw dat resultieren

3. function MATH:

function

Funktion f <-, -en>

4. function:

function (ceremony)

Feier f <-, -n>

function (social event)

Veranstaltung f <-, -en>

he has a lot of official functions to attend

er hat viele soziale Verpflichtungen

social function

Benefizveranstaltung f

social function

Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung f <-, -en>

II. func·tion [ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən] VB intr

function

funktionieren

the lungs function to supply the body with oxygen

die Lungen versorgen den Körper mit Sauerstoff

I'm so tired today, I can barely function

ich bin heute so müde, dass ich zu nichts zu gebrauchen bin

to function as sth thing

als etw dienen

to function as sth person

als etw fungieren

while the president has been ill, the vice president has been functioning as the country's leader

als der Präsident krank war, hat der Vizepräsident die Rolle des Staatsführers übernommen

I. wave [weɪv] N

1. wave (of water):

wave

Welle f <-, -n>

wave

Woge f <-, -n> form

crest of a wave

Wellenkamm m <-(e)s, -kämme>

2. wave fig (feeling):

wave

Welle f <-, -n> fig

wave

Woge f <-, -n> fig form

wave of emotion

Gefühlswallung f

on the crest of a wave fig

auf dem Höhepunkt

she's riding on the crest of a wave

sie ist im Moment ganz oben

wave of fear/panic/sympathy

Welle der Angst/Panik/Sympathie

3. wave (series):

wave

Welle f <-, -n>

wave of redundancies

Entlassungswelle f

wave of terrorism

Terrorwelle f

to spark off a wave of protest

eine Welle des Protests auslösen

4. wave (hand movement):

wave

Wink m <-(e)s, -e>

with a wave of the hand

mit einer Handbewegung

and then, with a wave of the hand, she was off

und dann winkte sie noch einmal und war verschwunden

to give sb a wave

jdm [zu]winken

5. wave (hairstyle):

wave

Welle f <-, -n>

your hair has a natural wave

dein Haar ist von Natur aus gewellt

6. wave PHYS:

wave

Welle f <-, -n>

long/medium/short wave

Lang-/Mittel-/Kurzwelle f

7. wave MED (Infektionsverlauf):

wave

wave

Phrases:

to come over sb in waves inf

jdn immer wieder heimsuchen

to make waves fig (cause shake-up)

Unruhe stiften

to make waves (create impression)

Aufsehen erregen fig

to make waves (create impression)

Staub aufwirbeln

II. wave [weɪv] VB intr

1. wave (greet):

wave

winken <winkte, gewinkt/gewunken>

to wave at [or to] sb

jdm [zu]winken

I waved at him across the room

ich winkte ihm durch den Raum zu

2. wave (sway):

wave field of grass, field of corn

wogen form

wave flag

wehen

wave flag

flattern

3. wave (be wavy):

wave

sich acc wellen

III. wave [weɪv] VB trans

1. wave (signal with):

to wave sth at [or to] sb

jdm mit etw dat winken

to wave one's hand

winken <winkte, gewinkt/gewunken>

she was waving her hand at the departing car

sie winkte dem davonfahrenden Auto hinterher

to wave one's hands around

[mit den Händen] herumfuchteln inf

to wave sb goodbye [or goodbye to sb]

jdm zum Abschied [nach]winken

2. wave (swing):

to wave sth

etw schwenken

to wave a magic wand

einen Zauberstab schwingen

3. wave (make wavy):

to wave one's hair

sich dat das Haar wellen

to have one's hair waved

sich dat das Haar wellen lassen

OpenDict entry

function N

biquadratic function MATH

biquadratische Funktion f

OpenDict entry

wave N

standing wave PHYS

stehende Welle

OpenDict entry

wave N

cannon A wave[s] MED

Kanonen-A-Welle[n] f

Klett Biology Glossary

wave VB

wave

hin- und herschwingen

wave

pendeln

wave

undulierende Bewegung machen

Present

I	function
you	function
he/she/it	functions
we	function
you	function
they	function

Past

I	functioned
you	functioned
he/she/it	functioned
we	functioned
you	functioned
they	functioned

Present Perfect

I	have	functioned
you	have	functioned
he/she/it	has	functioned
we	have	functioned
you	have	functioned
they	have	functioned

Past Perfect

I	had	functioned
you	had	functioned
he/she/it	had	functioned
we	had	functioned
you	had	functioned
they	had	functioned

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

This explained the electromagnetic field effect on the wave function of a charged quantum mechanical particle.

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In the rare case of a hypernucleus, a third baryon called a hyperon, with a different value of the strangeness quantum number can also share the wave function.

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Intuitively, one might think that such a wave function should randomly ionize atoms throughout the cloud chamber, but this is not the case.

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The wavefunction itself, and not the particles, determines the dynamical evolution of the system: the particles do not act back onto the wave function.

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In material physics, Compton scattering can be used to probe the wave function of the electrons in matter in the momentum representation.

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